Chris Doering has as much a pulse on the Florida program as anyone in the media, and the former Gators wide receiver who lives in Gainesville has changed his tune.

On the SEC Network post-game show following South Carolina’s 40-17 over Florida, Doering said changes need to be made.

“It’s already been a conversation throughout the entire week,” Doering said. “Lot of criticism about the recruiting, which I kind of downplayed a little bit this week. A lot of criticism of the defense, which I kind of downplayed a little bit this week. But after what we saw today, this completely changes the narrative in my mind. Because this is a team that I thought Florida was much better than from a talent standpoint, had much more to play for at this point in the season, and for them to get beat, not only beaten, but soundly beaten up by South Carolina, says a lot, where this team is, the locker room is, and the mindset is.”

Doering then referred to what has been on fans’ mind for weeks, if not longer.

“Obviously there’s got to be some sort of changes made, whether that’s at the defensive coordinator position, or all the way up to the head coaching spot,” Doering said.